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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1989 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Waco UPF-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Conch Classic Air Tours |
| Registration: | N39752 |
| MSN: | 5885 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Continental W-670-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marathon, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE LANDING ON RWY 7, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. ABOUT 40 MI WSW AT KEY WEST, FL, THE WIND WAS FROM 140 DEG AT 13 KTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED IT TO GROUND LOOP. CROSSWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89LA112
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 August 1989 | N39752 | Pegasus Air,inc. | 0 | Plymouth, NH | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 10:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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